Parlor base-ball game.



v A. COMSTOG R BASE BALL TIoN FILED DE ,19o

56929 l s Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

INVENITOR ATTORNEY UNITE SA HORACE A. COMSTOCK, OF INDIANAPOLIS,INDIANA, ASSIGINOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL M. BRUNDAGE, OF INDIANAPOLIS,INDIANA.

PARLOR BASE-BALL GAME.

Speciqation of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

Application filed December 3, 1909. Serial No. 531,157.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HoRAcn A. CoMsTooK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented new and useful Improvements in Parlor VBase-Ball Games, ofwhich the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to indoor base ball games, in which the miniatureplayers go around the diamond to score runs, and is played withapproximately the same chances that characterize the eld game. It isgoverned by the same general rules which govern the eld game.

The object of this improvement is to provide a parlor game which willrepresent the features of the real game of base ball in an inexpensivegame device which may be readily understood and played by one or morepersons. I attain these objects by means of the apparatus illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top view of thecomplete device; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same taken along theline 2-2 in Fig. 1; and, Fig. 3 is a broken sectional view, showing thepointer of the strike indicator, taken along the line 3 3 in Fig. l.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

The base or table 1 is preferably green to represent the grass of theregular base ball field. The revolving diamond 2 is also colored green,(Fig. 1) with a white border to represent the track connecting thedifferent bases 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20.

The table or base 1 is supported by the depending side portions 10, 11,12, and 13. Said side portions also form a protecting case for themechanism situated beneath said base or table.

The revolving diamond2 is revolved laterally over the base 1 on theshaft 3, by means of the knob 8 and the connecting gearing, in thedirection of the arrow A. Said revolving diamond is rigidly secured tothe top end and the sprocket wheel l is rigidly secured to the bottomend of the shaft 3 to turn therewith. The knob 8 is rigidly secured tothe top end and the sprocket wheel 6 is rigidly secured to the bottomend of the shaft 7 to turn therewith. The sprocket wheel l is connectedwith the sprocket wheel 6 by means of the sprocket chain 5 to turntherewith. Said revolving diamond 2 is provided with the perforations14: in its corner portions for the purpose of maintaining and moving,the articles used to represent the members of the competing teams, suchas marbles 15 which may be of two colors to represent the two sides,from the batters position 16 to the first base 17, from said first baseto the second base 18, from said second base to third base 19, from saidthird base to the home plate 20. The runner after scoring a run dropsthrough the opening 20, which is the home plate, into the trough shapedconveyer 21, and is carried through (15a Fig. 2) said conveyer bygravity and deposited in a convenienlL position (15b, Figs. 1 and 2) infront of the device.

The pointer 22, which revolves laterally on the center 23, is made tospin manually and upon coming to a stop indicates the play to be made bypointing to one of the divisions of the dial 24;. The dial 24 is dividedinto a plurality of divisions such as shown in Fig. 1. These divisionswill indicate the diiferent plays to be made, such as-a may be markedOut right lield; b, 'Iwo base hit; c, Foul and out; d, Ball; e, Out bypitcher to first; f, Strike; g, Out second to lirst; It, Rule 2, (25,Fig. 1) Stolen base-counts a strike on the batter; z', Strike; j, Homerun; le, Ball; Z, Out at first; m, Rule 8, (25, Fig. 1) Squeeze play-Onestrike for batter, if man on first and one on third each will advanceone base, if man on second and one on third each advance one base, ifonly a man on ene base he is out trying to steal a base, and if a man oneach base counts only a strike on batter; n, Out by left iield; 0,Strike; p, Out short stop to first; g, Ball; 7, Base hit; s, Ball; t,Strike; u, Rule 6, (25, Fig. 1) Pass ball-Runners each advance one baseand one ball on batter; o, Out third to first; w, Rule 7, (25, Fig. 1)Out center field-Batter is out if this is not the third out in thisinning, runners advance one base each; ae, Strike; y, Ball; e, Rule 3,(25, Fig. 1) Double play-Batter out and one runner out trying to steal abase, if no one on base then only one out; A, Strike; B, Three base hit;C, Ball; D, Strike; E, Rule 1, Batter goes to first base (25, Fig. 1;)F, Rule 5, Sacrifice hit-Batter out and runners advance one base; G,Ball; H, Strike; I,

Rule 4L, (25, Fig. 1) lVild pitchhCounts ball for batter and all runnersadvance one base each; and, J, Ball.

The general base ball rules are printed under Notice7 (26, Fig. l) suchas l, if needle points to a dividing line choose best division for thebatter; 2, turn knob from right to left; 3, four balls gives batterfirst base; 4f, three strikes are out; 5, three outs for each side makesan inning; 6, nine innings to the gaine, unless the sides tie then theinnings are continued until one side is victorious etc.

The pointer 27 is adapted to be moved laterally over the dial 28 toindicate the strikes made by the batter. Said pointer is moved manually.Said dial is preferably divided into three divisions.

rlhe manually actuated pointer 29 is adapted to be moved laterally overthe dial 30 to indicate the balls made by the pitcher. Said dial ispreferably divided into four divisions.

The dials 211, 28 and 30, the Rules 25 and the Notice 26 are pasted orother- Wise secured to the base or table 1 in convenient positions andpreferably covered with a transparent substance, such as transparentCelluloid, to prevent them becoming soiled.

In playing the game marbles 15 or other suitable articles are used torepresent the members of the teams, one color to represent one team andanother color to represent the other team. To begin playing a man is putin the opening 14 of the revolving diamond 2, over the position 16representing the batters position. As many other men `may be placed onthe base or table 1 in their relative positions as in the regular baseball -game as the person playing the game cares to use. The pointer 23is made to revolve manually and upon coming to a rest Will point to adivision of the dial 2A t-o indicate the play to be made. Suppose itstops at or points to division i strike pointer 27 will be movedmanually to point to the numeral 1 on dial 28 to indicate one strikeagainst the batter; next time the pointer may point to b upon coming toa stop, two base hit, the revolving diamond 2 will be revolved until thebatter is carried to the point 18, second base, on the base or table 1by manually turning the knob 8 in the direction A the desired distance,

Ianother man is placed in the batters position and the strike indicatoris returned to its normal position; the pointer 23 is again made torevolve, and another play made and so on until the game is finished. Aplayer after scoring a run drops through the home plate 2O into theconveyer 21 and is deposited at 15b (Fig. 1). The outs, balls, strikes,games, etc., are recorded on any suitable score card or the regularscore card used in the regular field base ball game.

IVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isthe following:

1. In a device of the kind described, the combination With a baseportion, a chance dial having a. manually operated pointer, and objectsto represent the players, of a diamond rotatively mounted on said baseportion, said rotative diamond having perforations in its cornerportions to maintain and move said objects used to represent the playersfrom the batters position to the position of first base, from said iirstbase to the position of second base, from said second base to theposition of third base, and from third base to the home plate positionto score runs.

2. In a device or" the kind described, the combination With a baseportion, a chance dial having a manually operated pointer, and objectsto represent the players, of a diamond rotatively mounted on said baseportion, said rotative diamond having perforations in its cornerportions to maintain and move said objects used to represent the playersfrom the batters position to first base position, to second baseposition, to third base position, and to home-plate position to scoreruns, and means for revolving said rotative diamond substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day ofNovember, 1909.

HORACE A. COMSTOGK.

IVitnesses:

FRANCIS M. SPRINGER, CORNELIA LUESCHE.

